A visit to the Saint Roche Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the St. Roche Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Roche Cemetery:
42.1390, -71.8642
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Roche Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Roche Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. Roche Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Roche Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Roche Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Roche Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Church Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Church Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- West Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sutton Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sutton Town Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Town Cemetery
- West Millbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Millbury Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury Cemetery
- The West Millbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grass Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MLB.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992416 <6>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Westridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bay Path Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Pigeon Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pigeon Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill Cemetery
- Sutton Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dwinell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dwinell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwinell Cemetery
- Worcester Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Worcester Hebrew Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester Hebrew Cemetery
- The Worcester Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebrew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91067 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Roche Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Roche Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
- Hodges Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- West Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- West Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- West Millbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- Rochdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- East Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Charlton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- Millbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Charlton Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Charlton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Dudley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- Leicester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leicester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,272 people
- Quinsigamond Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- East Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Saundersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the St. Roche Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Roche Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Millbury
- Oxford
- Webster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the St. Roche Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the St. Roche Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601889 (Saint Roche Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601889 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Worcester South
- Location given for Saint Roche Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1389838 Lon: -71.8642386
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Roche Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |